Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Iceland
Iceland: Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 91.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
91.3%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 208 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
87.9%
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 91.3% for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 10th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Control of Corruption: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 92.4% | — |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 91.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 91.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.4%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.1% | 92.4% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.3% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 91.4% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 87.9% | 92.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 7 Norway 92.7% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 92.2% compare
- 9 New Zealand 91.8% compare
- 11 Netherlands 91.2% compare
- 12 Australia 90.8% compare
- 13 Greenland 89.6% compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland?
- Control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iceland was 91.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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